from chuck brown's manager. it reads in part, his family continues to be grateful for the outpouring of love and support and request respect for their privacy. chuck brown, the godfather of go-go in d.c. was 75 years old. >>> a 9news investigation into federal bonuses could result in a congressional hearing. our reports have been controversial because the data bank we use is public information and online, in fact, we have it on our website, wusa9.com. investigative reporter is just back from capitol hill as you have been following this story. russ. >> that's right. data bank covers about 70% of the federal work force. anyone can see what these workers earned last year by name, including bonuses, we identified $439 million in bonus payments for 2011. here at the department of agriculture, one of its workers earned $62,895 bonus that is in addition to his $179,700 salary. a spokesman identified the employee as the federal government's top veterinarian, but declined our request to profile how he qualified. we ident